YC Application Advisor

YC Application Form

Fill out this mock YC application to prepare for the real thing.

Import Application

Import an existing application to populate your answers.

Founder Names and Roles

Who writes code, or does other technical work on your product? Was any of it done by a non-founder? Please explain.

Are you looking for a cofounder?

Please record a one minute video introducing the founder(s).

Company name

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Company URL, if any

If you have a demo, attach it below.

Please provide a link to the product, if any.

If login credentials are required for the link above, enter them here.

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

Explain your decision regarding location.

How far along are you?

How long have each of you been working on this? How much of that has been full-time? Please explain.

What tech stack are you using, or planning to use, to build this product?

Are people using your product?

Yes

No

How many active users or customers do you have? How many are paying? Who is paying you the most, and how much do they pay you?

Do you have revenue?

Yes

No

How much revenue?

Where does your revenue come from? If your revenue comes from multiple sources (ex. multiple products, multiple companies or a mix of consulting and this product), please break down how much is coming from each source.

Anything else you would like us to know regarding your revenue or growth rate?

If you are applying with the same idea as a previous batch, did anything change? If you applied with a different idea, why did you pivot and what did you learn from the last idea?

If you have already participated or committed to participate in an incubator, 'accelerator' or 'pre-accelerator' program, please tell us about it.

Why did you pick this idea to work on? Do you have domain expertise in this area? How do you know people need what you're making?

Who are your competitors? What do you understand about your business that they don't?

How do or will you make money? How much could you make?

Which category best applies to your company?

If you had any other ideas you considered applying with, please list them. One may be something we've been waiting for. Often when we fund people it's to do something they list here and not in the main application.

Have you formed ANY legal entity yet?

Yes

No

Please list all legal entities you have and in what state or country each was formed (e.g. Delaware C Corp, Mexican SAPI, Singapore Pvt Ltd, etc.).

Please describe the breakdown of the equity ownership in percentages among the founders, employees and any other stockholders. If there are multiple founders, be sure to give the equity ownership of each founder and founder title (e.g. CEO).

Have you taken any investment yet?

Yes

No

List any investments your company has received. Include the name of the investor, the amount invested, the premoney valuation / valuation cap, the type of security sold (convertible notes, safes or stock), and the investment date.

How much money have you raised from investors in total in US Dollars?

How much money does your company have in the bank now?

How much money do you spend per month?

How long is your runway? (e.g. 5 months)

Are you currently fundraising?

Yes

No

Please provide any relevant details about your current fundraise.

What convinced you to apply to Y Combinator? Did someone encourage you to apply? Have you been to any YC events?

How did you hear about Y Combinator?

Include any additional background information that can be used to help improve the application answers.